Half a million motorists spotted using phone behind the wheel
Surveys by the Department for Transport show more than one per cent of drivers were seen using a phone while driving in 2017
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Nearly half a million people were observed using a mobile phone at the wheel during 2017, a survey by the Department for Transport has found.
The data released shows that 1.1 per cent of drivers – equating to 445,000 people – were seen driving while using a mobile phone in Great Britain. It represents a 0.5 per cent decline over the previous three years.
It also shows that the rate for Scotland was significantly higher than that in England and Wales – 2.0 per cent versus just 0.6 per cent.
